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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Drake’s latest EP proves the 6 God can do anything, Diversions, p. 7

Indiana drops Terps in another late-game stumble as chances for Tourney grow slimmer, Sports, p. 10

title ix

Report: 1 expelled for misconduct Amid record-high 27 sexual misconduct investigations, 1 kicked out last year The University of Maryland inve s t i ga te d a record-high 27 sexual misconduct claims during the 2016-17 academic year, and one student was expelled that year as a result, a break from two years of record-high expulsion numbers.

In all four cases from the 2016-17 by

Christine Condon @CChristine19 Senior staff writer

academic year where students were found responsible for Sexual Assault I, II or both, they were given suspensions or disciplinary probations, according to the third annual Student Sexual Misconduct Report. The expelled student was found responsible for relationship violence.

A d d i t i o n a l ly, two s t u d e n ts were found responsible for sexual harassment, exploitation and/

or intimidation. One received disciplinary probation, and the other had their diploma withheld until May 2018.

Sexual Assault I includes all nonconsensual penetration, and Sexual Assault II covers non-consensual sexual contact, according to university policy. Relationship violence, as written in the policy, includes sexual assault, physical abuse and other abusive behavior from a spouse or intimate partner.

Four students were expelled for sexual assault during the 2015-16

academic year, during which 26 sexual misconduct cases were investigated.

That represented an increase from the 2014-15 academic year, when 18 sexual misconduct investigations led to three expulsions for sexual assault.

Andrea Goodwin, this university’s student conduct director, said the sanctions process is “not a science,” as there are no automatic punishments and many factors are taken into consideration.

“The aims of sanctions to students are threefold: to punish the students, to deter future offenses and to educate

the students,” Goodwin said. “If somebody comes in and says, ‘I’m sorry, I accept responsibility, I want to learn from my mistakes,’ that might go towards a suspension. But we also get recommendations from both the complainant and the respondent, and there are some complainants who say, ‘I’d prefer a suspension with some educational sanctions.’”

Goodwin added that students found responsible will sometimes be suspended until the complainant in their See title ix , p. 3

state

sports | women’s basketball

Students help del on hate bill Legislation seeks better documentation, reporting from public colleges and univs University o f M a r yl a n d Jillian Atelsek s t u dents, in @jillian_atelsek collaboration Staff writer with state Del. Angela Angel (D-Prince George’s), presented a proposed piece of legislation on Jan. 15 focused on the handling of hate crimes and hate bias incidents at public universities throughout Maryland.

The bill would mandate public institutions of higher education in this state to develop more robust systems for reporting and documenting on-campus hate crimes and hate bias incidents.

This comes in the wake of the murder of 2nd Lt. Richard Collins, a black Bowie State University student who was fatally stabbed on this university’s campus in May. Sean Urbanski, a white former student at this university, is awaiting trial on murder and hate crime charges in Collins’ death.

“What we’ve seen, as with Lt. Richard Collins and his death, is the fact that when you have things that are boiling up on campuses, and they erupt into acts of violence, the community needs to feel safe. It needs to feel heard,” Angel said.

Angel said that Collins’ death, by

KAILA CHARLES, center, led the women’s basketball team in scoring against No. 12 Ohio State on Monday, notching 32 in the lopsided victory. Eleanna Christinaki, right, who dropped 21 points in the first half, reacts from the bench with Channise Lewis, left, and Kristen Confroy . photo courtesy of greg fiume/maryland athletics

back at the top Behind a 21-point half from newcomer Christinaki, Terps upset perennial thorn Ohio State

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Prior to the Maryland women’s basketball team’s marquee matchup against No. 12 Ohio State on Monday, Xfinity Center fans shouted and waved red glow sticks as the No. 14 Terps were introduced, creating an atmosphere unmatched by any other game this season.

Shortly after the opening tip, guard Eleanna Christinaki brought the energy up another level.

The Florida transfer, starting only her second game this season, scored Maryland’s first eight points, notched 21 in the first half and finished with 26, helping the Terps knock off the Buckeyes, 99-69.

Christinaki became eligible to play on Dec. 20, and she dropped 32 points in her debut against Coppin State. Since then, she’s crossed the 10point threshold twice in six tries. On Monday, she had 11 in less than six minutes.

Once Christinaki got comfortable, Maryland dominated the Buckeyes.

See ohio state, p. 8

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DAN BERNSTEIN @danbernsteinumd basketball COLUMNIST Entering the Terps’ matchup with No. 12 Ohio State on Monday, Maryland women’s basketball guard Sarah Myers averaged 2.2 points per game. She’d shot 18.8 percent from 3-point range in her career.

But with the shot clock winding down and Maryland ahead 94-65 in the fourth quarter, she

unloaded a long-range turnaround jumper. It bounced off the backboard and in. Myers beamed as she trotted back on defense. Guard Ieshia Small provided a bear hug when Myers crossed halfcourt. Guard Eleanna Christinaki waved her limbs wildly and screamed from the bench.

Maryland was expected to regress after AllAmericans Brionna Jones and Shatori WalkerKimbrough graduated and National Freshman of the Year Destiny Slocum transferred. But the

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The Diamondback has partnered with ProPublica’s Documenting Hate project to help track hate crimes and bias incidents. If you have been affected by or witnessed a hate crime or bias incident at the University of Maryland, you can tell us using an online form to at dbknews.com.

along with the spike in hate bias incidents on this campus throughout the past year, motivated her to work with ProtectUMD, a coalition of 25 student groups that advocates for marginalized populations at this university, to draft the bill.

During the 2016-17 academic year at this university, a noose was found hanging in a fraternity house, and white nationalist posters were reported across the campus on five occasions.

In addition, university spokeswoman Katie Lawson told The Diamondback on Dec. 8 that 27 hate bias incidents were reported on the campus during the fall 2017 semester, See hate , p. 3

county

Amazon nixes PG as potential HQ DC, MoCo on short list for company’s second headquarters After local officials vied for Prince George’s County to host Amazon’s second headquarters, it didn’t make the cut, the company announced Thursday.

Amazon reached a list of 20 top contenders, including Montgomery County, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Other locations across the country, such as Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City also remain in the running. “ T h i s i s t re m e n d o u s n e ws fo r Mo n tgo m e r y C o u n ty, o u r entire state, and further proof by

Frese’s squads aren’t often the underdog, but toppling Ohio State proves they’re thriving under the radar

Help us track hate bias at UMD.

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that Maryland is truly open for business,” Gov. Larry Hogan wrote in a statement. “Going forward, we will continue working with our partners in Montgomery County […] to ensure that we do everything possible to bring this project home.”

College Park joined forces as part of Prince George’s County’s submitted proposal, Mayor Patrick Wojahn said. Howard County and Baltimore were also thrown into the mix of proposed sites, and Hogan said he would lobby in favor of the new headquarters coming to Baltimore’s Port Covington, The Baltimore Sun reported.

See amazon, p. 6

MORE INSIDE: With an Amazon headquarters on the line, MoCo state senator calls for more investment in university system, p. 6

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2 | news

CRIME BLOTTER

By Jessie Campisi | @jessiecampisi | Senior staff writer University of Maryland Police responded to reports of assault, vandalism and fraud over the past two weeks, according to police reports.

ASSAULT On Ja n. 9 at 11:14 a.m., University Police responded to Dorchester Hall for an assault rep or t. T h i s c a se resulted in an arrest.

VANDALISM University Police responded to the 5200 block of Greenbelt Road on Jan. 16 at 5:58 p.m. for a report of a vandalism incident that took place on Jan. 11 at 11:30 p.m., according to police reports.

This case is active.

FRAUD On Jan. 17 at 5:51 p.m., Un iversity Pol ice responded to the 7500 block of Route 1 for an incident of fraud that occurred on Jan. 10 at 4 p.m., according to police reports.

This case is active.

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FIRST DAY OF CLASSES THE LAST FIRST DAY OF CLASSES CELEBRATION Baltimore Room, Stamp Student Union, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Police responded to La Plata Hall on Jan. 8 at 9:16 a.m. and to the Geology Building on Jan. 9 at 7:14 a.m. for state property damage reports, according to police.

Both cases are closed by exception.

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BREAKING THE NEURAL CODE with BRAIN PERTURBATIONS 1103 Bioscience Research Building, 10:15 to 11:30 a.m.

Hosted by the neuroscience and cognitive science program, featuring Arash Afraz. nacs.umd.edu

TRANSFER and OFF-CAMPUS NEW STUDENT WELCOME TerpZone, Stamp Student Union, 4 to 6 p.m.

Hosted by the Transfer and Off-Campus Student Life office, featuring bowling, pizza, a resources fair and “speed-friending.” go.umd.edu/xb7

‘GET OUT’ SCREENING and DISCUSSION 0220 Benjamin Building, 6:45 to 9:45 p.m.

Hosted by the education college’s Graduate Student Organization. dbowen85@umd.edu

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MEN’S LACROSSE vs GEORGETOWN (EXHIBITION) Maryland Stadium, 1 p.m. umterps.com 35th ANNUAL CHOREOGRAPHERS’ SHOWCASE Dance Theatre, The Clarice, 3 and 8 p.m.

Hosted by the Artist Partner Program and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Student/youth tickets $10; general admission $25. theclarice.umd.edu

GYMNASTICS vs IOWA Xfinity Center, 6 p.m. umterps.com

VEHICLE TAMPERING University Police responded to the 7500 block of Mowatt Lane on Jan. 12 at 8:34 p.m. for a report of a vehicle tampering incident, according to police reports. This case is active.

THEFT University Police responded to the public health school building for a report of theft that occurred on Jan. 16 at 12:15 a.m., according to police. Police responded to another theft report on the 3900 block of Campus Drive on Jan. 15 at about 1 p.m., according to police.

Both cases are active.

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DIVERSITY and INCLUSION THOUGHT LEADERS SUMMIT KEYNOTE featuring DR. MICHAEL ERIC DYSON The Hotel at the University of Maryland, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Hosted by the education college, featuring Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson. education.umd.edu

MONDAY MEDITATION Memorial Chapel Lounge, 6 p.m.

Hosted by Cafh. cafh.org QUEST Q&A for PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS Online, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

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Student/youth tickets $10; reserved tickets $35+. theclarice.umd.edu MEN’S BASKETBALL at PURDUE BTN, 8:30 p.m. umterps.com GRUPO CORPO POST-PERFORMANCE CREATIVE CONVERSATION Kay Theatre, The Clarice, 9:30 p.m.

Hosted by the Artist Partner Program, moderated by Vladimir Angelov. theclarice.umd.edu

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frederick county

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Christine Condon o f M a ryl a n d @CChristine19 undergraduSenior staff writer ate student is running for Frederick County’s Board of Education.

Camden Raynor, a junior economics and history major, is the third candidate to file in the Board of Education race to be decided this November.

He graduated from Middletown High School in Frederick County in 2016. “ I ’m n o t r u n n i n g a s a

Raynor said his biggest ings, which are typically held priority, though, is ensuring twice a month.

Raynor said he supports equity of resources countyraising salaries for county wide. Population growth teachers and instructional as- in the southern half of the 19-year-old,” Raynor told The sistants, and thinks the school county has focused many Frederick News-Post. “I’m a system places too much em- education infrastructure citizen of the county who phasis on teaching STEM fields. projects there, and that may happens to be 19.”

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be leaving other parts of the county feeling “neglected,” Raynor said.

“I don’t want some kids learning in buildings from the ’50s and others learning in a palace,” he said.

Running as a young person can be daunting, he said, and campaigning comes with a learning curve.

“I have a giant map of the county and all the precincts on my wall and looking at it, it’s overwhelming,” he said.

“There is no book you can buy, and if they’re trying to sell one to you, they’re lying.”

B u t w h e n i t c o m e s to managing a potential board post and his obligations as a student, Raynor said his university schedule will help.

Raynor said adult candidates face and handle such challenges too.

“That’s an example of a question older candidates don’t get asked,” he said.

“Like ‘How do you plan on being on the board and being a mother or a father or a working person?’”

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The other two candidates in the race are 18-year-old Edison Hatter and current board president Brad Young.

Four slots on the county’s education board are opening up this year, alongside the student member position.

R a y n o r i s n ’ t t h e f i rs t student from this university to try their hand at local politics lately. Three university students ran in November’s College Park City Council election, but none won a seat, while all incumbent council members who ran for re-election reclaimed their positions.

Raynor said he’s going to be running an “extensive absentee ballot campaign,” particularly geared toward college students from Frede r i c k C o u n t y a t te n d i n g school elsewhere in the state.

“College students are a crucial part of my coalition,” Raynor said. “Young people have a reputation of not caring. This is your chance to care about something.” ccondondbk@gmail.com

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hate From p. 1 including several instances of swastikas drawn or spray-painted on campus property.

“When [the students] were describing what was happening, as a legislator, my first mind goes to, ‘OK, how do we begin to help them?’” she said.

T h e re q u i re m e n ts wo u l d include detailed physical and online records of incidents and their resolutions, in part “so that we, as the General Assembly, can begin to understand what’s happening on the campuses,” Angel said.

Angel, along with members of ProtectUMD, presented the bill at an on-campus gathering in Stamp Student Union.

About 20 students, alumni and community members attended the event.

Angel said she thinks the documentation and tracking of hate bias incidents on campuses will help increase governmental understanding and provide the basis for potential future legislation.

“Right now there is a cultural and diversity report that is done, but hate crimes and these types of issues [are] kind of a blurb and it’s a synopsis,” Angel said.

“That’s not gonna cut it, now that we know that there are a lot of things going on on these

title ix From p. 1 case graduates, or be permitted to finish their degree elsewhere or online.

Catherine Carroll, the director of this university’s Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct, said there have been several expulsions during the current academic year.

“It’s not that we’re actually doing fewer expulsions, it’s just that the time frame … plays out so that there was one expulsion in this reporting period,” she said. “Many of those pending cases that are listed in that final chart — there’s a number of those that resulted in expulsions.”

Twelve cases were listed as “pending” on the report, which covers July 1, 2016 t h r o u g h J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 1 7.

Goodwin said between four and six of those cases have since resulted in expulsions.

C r i s t i n a Jo h n s o n , t h e p re s i d e n t o f P reve n t i n g Sexual Assault, a campus group that advocates for sexual assault survivors, said she was surprised there was only one expulsion for sexual misconduct during the 2016-17 academic year, and that students found responsible for Sexual Assault

bernstein From p. 1 Terps had a blast in their 99-69 demolition of Ohio State, displaying the same on-court energy and levity that typified previous Brenda Frese teams.

It was the kind of demeanor a group possesses when it’s confident in its ability to win multiple NCAA Tournament games, as the program has in five of the past six seasons. And after Maryland’s all-around performance against the Buckeyes, a team it hadn’t beaten since the 2014-15 campaign, it’s time to embrace these Terps not only as exciting overachievers but also as legitimate postseason contenders.

Wi t h t h e w i n ove r t h e Buckeyes, Maryland took sole possession of first place in the Big Ten standings. At

STATE DEL. ANGELA ANGEL, a Democrat representing Prince George’s County, discusses her legislation in Stamp Student Union on Jan. 15. Angel’s legislation would affect how public institutions of higher education in Maryland report and document hate crime and bias incidents. jillian atelsek/for the diamondback

“I think what we’ll look back and see is that out of this dark period emerges something new and good. That’s my hope ... and that’s what this bill does.”

- DISTRICT 25 DELEGATE ANGELA ANGEL

campuses.”

In addition, the bill would require universities to provide an opt-in notification system that would send text or email alerts to students each time a suspected hate crime or bias incident occurs.

Many of the documentation requirements that would be imposed by the bill are already being met by this university, Angel said. For example, the bill would require all public universities to have their own “bias coordinator,” an element inspired by this university, which announced in November it would hire a hate bias response coordinator.

Yanet Amanuel, an alumna of this university and a legislative intern for Angel, said requiring documentation of the resolutions to bias incidents is one of the most important aspects of the bill. Amanuel, who joined ProtectUMD as a student and remains involved with the coalition, worked closely with Angel to ensure that student concerns and observations were addressed in the bill.

“A lot of the reason we feel uneasy is that we don’t know what happens in the follow-up of these incidents,” Amanuel said. “So you’ll hear about the noose, but not what happened after the noose. We don’t know

I and II in the report were suspended instead.

“I saw [the single expulsion] and I literally reread like four times because I was in shock,” said Johnson, a senior journalism major. “To only be suspended or have a written punishment — that’s absurd.”

During the 2016-17 academic year, the office received 208 reports of potential sexual misconduct — the largest total since its creation in 2014. The office received a formal complaint in 80 of the cases, and completed an investigation in 27 cases, both of which were the most for a single academic year in the office’s history.

Nikki Wolfrey, PSA’s vice president, said these increases could actually be a positive sign, as they indicate more victims are reporting what they’ve experienced.

“It’s sad, but at the same time it’s also reassuring to know that these assaults are probably happening regardless,” she said. “More people feel comfortable coming forward — that’s always a good, reassuring sign.”

Fatima Taylor, the assistant director of this university’s CARE to Stop Violence Office, which works to combat sexual misconduct and acts as a resource for victims, said

via email that her office has “seen a consistent number of clients from the past two academic years.”

For nearly half of the complaints raised during the 2016-17 academic year, the complainant didn’t want to move forward with the investigation. This was the case for less than one-third of complaints during each of the previous two academic years.

Not all complaints will result in full investigations. This may be because the victim chooses not to pursue an investigation, there is not enough information to investigate or the reported perpetrator is outside this university’s jurisdiction, according to the report.

The report stated that investigations took an average of about 90 business days to be resolved during the 2016-17 academic year. For the previous academic year, that average was about 120 business days.

Federal guidelines put in place by the Obama administration required investigations be complete within 60 days, but Carroll called this time limit shortsighted.

“It’s not realistic in any meaningful way that people can complete [an investigation] in that amount of time,” Carroll said.

“Maybe a smaller institution

17-3 midway through its conference slate, the group is on track to post a similar record to last season, when it went 32-3 and earned a No. 3 - se e d i n t h e NCA A Tournament.

But after the roster overhaul, the Terps have found success in new ways. Last year, only Jones, WalkerKimbrough and Slocum averaged double figures scoring.

T h i s s e a s o n , s i x a c t i ve players average at least 10 points per game. Plus, Maryland has elevated its 3-point shooting from 37.4 percent to 40.4 percent.

And despite losing the core of its 2016-17 unit, the Terps’ in-game joy remains. For a young team defying preseason expectations, that lightheartedness is a powerful force. On Monday, it powered the program’s most impressive win of the campaign.

“It’s just great [to be a part of that],” leading scorer Kaila Charles said. “We love to see each other be successful, so when we’re seeing everybody contributing to this big game … it just fueled us to play harder and play better.”

When Christinaki swished her third consecutive jumper early in the first quarter, she held her right hand high in the air before excitedly bouncing up and down in place as the B u c keye s ca l l e d t i m e o u t and trudged off the floor already trailing 8-2. Her 21 first-half points energized an Xfinity Center crowd of almost 8,000, putting the blowout victory in motion.

Christinaki’s enthusiasm continued into the second half, even as she took a back seat on offense. She grinned See bernstein, p. 8

if the guy’s still on campus, [if] he’s the kid sitting next to you in class, and that’s kind of the uneasiness that you have.”

The bill would also require universities to institute mandatory first-year cultural diversity and hate crime prevention training.

John Wambach, an alumnus of this university who is involved with ProtectUMD and attended Monday night’s event, said he was happy that the bill would institute mechanisms for reporting and documenting hate bias incidents through universities themselves, rather than only through word of mouth and local police departments.

“It feels like it legitimizes it a

that has a much bigger budget could, potentially, but for the most part, institutions can’t really meet that.”

Current education secretary Betsy DeVos has since rescinded the Obama-era recommendations. She issued an interim guidance permitting universities to raise the standard of proof in campus sexual misconduct cases from “a preponderance of the evidence,” which means it is more likely than not a student is responsible for sexual misconduct, to “clear and convincing evidence,” which means it is very likely but not certain a student is responsible.

Carroll attributed the shortened timeline to the hiring of four additional OCRSM employees — a deputy director, two sexual misconduct investigators and a standing review committee coordinator — and said the office is now fully staffed. There are no plans to hire new staffers for the office, she said, but she aims to improve the office’s organization with a new data management software, which would help manage case information and timelines more effectively.

Wolfrey said that ideally, the increase in reporting would come with an increase in OCRSM staffers.

little bit more,” he said.

Angelica Ceballos, a junior communication major and president of this university’s NAACP chapter, agreed with Wambach’s view.

“This bill, in a way, gives me hope,” Ceballos said.

She added that she expects the increased documentation and reporting of hate incidents will ease students’ minds because “to feel safe, [you need to] know that there’s someone out there that cares about the situation that you’re going through.”

The bill is still in draft form, Angel said. Once it is finalized, it will need to be passed through both the House of Delegates and the Senate before moving to the desk of Gov. Larry Hogan.

If the bill is passed, Angel said she hopes it will go into effect

by July 1.

Angel said that despite the charged racial and political climate that prompted the drafting of the bill, she is optimistic for the future.

“I think what we’ll look back and see is that out of this dark period emerges something new and good,” she said. “That’s my hope. Maybe that’s wishful thinking, but the whole point about wishful thinking is we put action behind it, and that’s what this bill does.” jatelsekdbk@gmail.com

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Number of reports

208 184

112 80 66

Number of complaints

48

Number of investigations

18 2014-15

26 2015-16

27 2016-17

Source: Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct.

Graphic by Evan Berkowitz/The Diamondback “If we’re going to have an increase in reporting, which should be something that’s looked at more positively than negatively, there should be a concurrent response from the office to get more people in there and make sure that process isn’t delayed for anybody,” the senior government and politics major said.

In 2016, Carroll spoke out, saying her office was understaffed and underfunded. Later that year, the Student Government Association proposed a mandatory $34 student fee to aid the office. The proposal was withdrawn after this university announced two new positions in the CARE Office and four

new positions in the OCRSM to address sexual misconduct.

The positions in the CARE office were funded by an existing grant, and the university had approved funding for three of the four OCRSM positions earlier in the year.

This university currently faces three federal investigations regarding its handling of sexual misconduct cases, the most recent of which was announced last month.

A former student filed a $5 million lawsuit against this university in 2016 alleging he was wrongfully expelled for sexual assault. ccondondbk@gmail.com

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Ryan Romano

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Coastal off-shore drilling is destructive Nate Rogers @NateRogersDev Columnist

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The Trump administration’s plan to open most of the United States’ coastal waters to offshore drilling is immensely harmful. Drilling off Maryland’s coast could severely damage this state’s environment and economy. Gov. Larry Hogan’s opposition to the plan is necessary to protect our coast.

However, the Trump’s plan could have far broader consequences. Advocates for increased drilling argue that it ensures America will meet growing energy needs. But building our future on fossil fuels is foolish at best. The plan increases our dependence on finite sources of energy. The Trump administration has chosen to jeopardize America’s energy future by caving to the fossil fuel industry.

Much of the opposition to the administration’s plan centers on its endangerment of coastal environments and economies.

Fifteen governors of coastal states publicly oppose the plan. Their distrust is justified. Off-shore drilling has a long record of environmental damage. The 2010 BP oil spill, for example, released 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The disaster killed thousands of animals in and near the water, and severely damaged their habitats. The spill also disrupted the fishing and tourism industries, which are vital to coastal economies.

Nearly eight years later, the legacy of the BP oil spill continues to color America’s coastline. Even if the plan doesn’t lead to a disaster of that magnitude, the environment could suffer. Routine practices can severely impact wildlife. In 2008, ExxonMobil’s

use of sonar during a survey was linked to the mass stranding of about 100 whales.

The negative impacts of off-shore drilling are indisputable. The question for the Trump administration is whether the new policy brings more good than harm.

Since the costs are immense, the benefits must be similarly immense. If the policy would allow us to tap into an indefinite supply of energy, maybe it could be justified.

But nonrenewable energy is, by definition, finite.

While America’s off-shore oil reserves may last for decades — likely long past the lifetimes of the politicians making these decisions — they must eventually run out. They may even become practically unusable before then due to climate change.

In the long term, the administration’s plan will not help America become energy independent. Rather, it will handicap us. America must invest in renewable and nuclear energy to ensure a secure an energy-independent future. The Trump administration has offered only a commitment to the unsustainable status quo.

The Trump administration’s plan puts the economies and environments of coastal states in danger while jeopardizing America’s future. The policy is a blatant example of the president’s willingness to hurt ordinary Americans if it will further corporate interests. Granting oil companies nearly unrestricted access to our coasts is foolish and destructive. Maryland must continue to fight this plan alongside all other coastal states and anyone who believes America should strive for a sustainable future.

In the long term, Trump’s plan will not help America become energy independent.

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Hogan’s re-election would perpetuate statewide injustice Jack Lewis @OpinionDBK Columnist

On Jan. 17, the candidates for Maryland governor filed their fundraising totals thus far. Republican incumbent Larry Hogan currently has more campaign cash than all seven of the Democrats running against him combined. His approval rating among likely voters is more than 70 percent, according to a poll released last week, and he holds a commanding polling lead over his challengers.

Though Maryland is a solidly blue state, we could be on the verge of re-electing a Republican governor. In an era of extreme political polarization, Hogan has found political success by framing himself as a sensible moderate. But the truth is that Republican leadership never serves the public good, no matter what package it comes in.

Aware that it is in the state’s political minority, Hogan’s office has worked to avoid controversy at all costs. He’s done a masterful public relations job, convincing most Marylanders that his administration is different from Republican officials in the rest of the country.

He frequently employs rhetoric that is critical of all other politicians and “politics as usual.”

His lack of relevant education or experience was spun as a positive in the campaign. He ran solely on his business background and a promise to shake up establishment politics.

This campaign strategy naturally invites comparisons to Donald Trump, but I want to steer away from anything that can be confused as equivalency. It is these comparisons that seem to aid Hogan’s public image. As the most visible member of the GOP, Trump spews hatred and has no semblance of decency.

When placed side-by-side with that, Hogan may not look so bad. After all, his Twitter account is well-manicured, and he doesn’t take strong stances on social issues.

But in the 2018 election, we need to recognize Trump as the symptom of a larger, systemic failure. This means taking state elections seriously and voting out anyone who has been complicit. Falling to the right of center and to the left of Nazis can no longer be our

benchmark for Maryland’s leader.

So let’s be clear about who this socalled moderate is. Hogan has received thousands of dollars in donations from high-profile conservatives, including the Koch brothers. He opposed letting Syrian refugees seek safety in Maryland.

Hogan received an endorsement from the National Rifle Association and told gunrights activists he would expand their access to firearms. Hogan refused to sign legislation designed to protect the LGBT community and proposed a tax credit that would do nothing to stop participating schools from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity. He also extended summer break for the whole state, an overreach of power that harms low-income families. He wanted to cut $275 million from public schools and called teachers union officials “thugs.”

Time and again, Hogan has placed the appearance of economic progress over the needs of marginalized groups.

Just this month, as Baltimore children had to wear winter coats inside schools without heat, our governor offered more than $3 billion in tax breaks to certain large companies in the hopes of attracting Amazon.

In a year when federal politics dominate headlines, we cannot overlook the governor’s mansion. Currently, Hogan has the money and the approval rating to win. But the great irony of his time in office is that in focusing so much talk on changing “politics as usual,” he has given us exactly that. Our government continues to undervalue education and ignore the oppressed. That won’t change if we leave Hogan in office.The idea of the moderate Republican has always been a lie that invites us to be complicit with injustice in the name of bipartisanship.

We must not fall for it. jlewis20@umd.edu

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In 2018, let’s move Maryland left Max Foley-Keene @maxfoleykeene Opinion editor

The state o f M a ryland has long been in a bad way. The wealthiest residents have hoarded more wealth at the expense of the poor and working class. Wages have stagnated and the social safety net is far too stingy to serve Maryland’s most needy.

Heroin and fentanyl have ravaged the state, and Baltimore has broken murder records. Meanwhile, rising sea levels threaten to swallow the state’s coastal communities in the next few decades.

Maryland needs radical, socialdemocratic style governance, but its centrist leaders have consistently failed to satisfy their constituents’ essential needs. Gov. Larry Hogan has withheld critical education funding while Baltimore kids attend school in frigid classrooms.

He vetoed legislation to improve the state’s renewable energy goals and publicly came out against accepting Syrian refugees.

And Maryland’s Democratic leaders aren’t much better. Former Gov. Martin O’Malley frequently prioritized austerity over expanding social welfare programs and fueled the carceral state as Baltimore’s mayor. Mike Miller, Maryland’s longtime senate president, curtails progressive priorities and represents the foundation of Maryland centrist hegemony.

Serious change in Maryland requires moving the Overton window — the range of policies that are considered acceptable or normal in a given political system — to the left. To shift the political center, politicians and activists must organize and run on policies outside

the mainstream. As those fringe priorities are normalized, the terms of debate shift and public policy realigns. Demanding radical policies isn’t a lark for the politically naive — it’s an intentional and essential tactic for any movement.

American conservatives are really good at this. The defining political force in the last 40 years is a sharp shift to the right, as the right-wing fringe metastasized into the law of the land. When the Overton window shifted, New Deal Democrats were marginalized and right-wing kooks like House Speaker Paul Ryan seized control of the American policy apparatus.

By his own admission, Barack Obama governed to the right of Richard Nixon, pandering to the Republican party by embracing a conservative health care proposal from the late 1980s only to face hard-line Republican intransigence. Before President Trump called African nations “shitholes,” Democrats appeared ready to sign onto a deal restricting legal immigration programs. And a little more than a week later, Senate Democrats agreed to reopen the government on the tenuous assumption that Mitch McConnell is a trustworthy dealmaker who operates in good faith.

For far too long, conservatives have advanced the most extreme iteration of their ideology, while Democrats and liberals pursued some moderate compromise.

The problem is, of course, that as the Overton window shifts, the Democratic compromise position becomes more reactionary.

The result is a conservative policy regime that rewards plutocrats and

punishes the poor.

Progressives and leftists must prove this rightward shift isn’t inevitable. Now, in 2018, Maryland has the opportunity to secure the politics it deserves.

Exciting candidates abound in the Maryland Democratic primary, which takes place this June. Former NAACP president Ben Jealous is running for governor on a $15 minimum wage and statewide single-payer health care system.

Former Army intelligence analyst and famed leaker Chelsea Manning is challenging Maryland’s milquetoast Sen. Ben Cardin. While she has limited political experience and deserves serious scrutiny, Manning’s decision to release records of American atrocities in Iraq exhibited far more courage than nearly any sitting U.S. politician. Both of these candidates could serve as vessels for a leftward trend in Maryland politics.

But, of course, politicians often disappoint. It’s a mistake to rest our hopes in individual figures; rather, Marylanders should complement voting with organizing. Coalitions like ProtectUMD, which is working with a state legislator to reform the handling of hate bias incidents at Maryland’s public universities, show how unabashed activism in our communities can translate into concrete change.

What Marylanders cannot do, however, is settle for the status quo. Unless we drastically change the ideological ground on which Maryland politics is fought, we will jeopardize our future and continue to leave our neighbors behind. opinionumdbk@gmail.edu

Criminal backgrounds can provide valuable information R e c e n t l y, t h e Maryland Senate Sona Chaudhary voted to “ban the @OpinionDBK box” asking college Opinion editor applicants about their criminal history, settling a debate within the University of Maryland senate about the utility of the question. While this move tears down a barrier for people seeking higher education, it’s at odds with this university’s intensified focus on combating crime and serving its unique demographics. At the same time that the university is trying to improve hate incident documentation and understand what conflicts students face, it’s removing a source of potentially valuable information.

Colleges should seek to know their applicants well and understand their demographics. The frequency of hate bias incidents in the past year has strongly influenced this university’s climate, so it’s even more important to know where hateful sentiments are coming from. Asking for an individual’s background, including previous convictions, creates a holistic view of that person that could contextualize their future actions. That isn’t to say that someone who was convicted for a crime in the past is likely to commit one again, but rather that it’d be useful data to have on file.

Additionally, indicating whether one has a criminal history opens space for a personal statement where one can explain the circumstances of their conviction and how they’ve moved past it. There’s already space for applicants to advocate for themselves and add more dimension to their application, and it’s a good tool. If anything, this university should emphasize its holistic review of its applicants and how much weight it puts in these personal statements.

Proponents of removing the question don’t want to intimidate people with criminal histories from applying to college, and that’s a fair cause. However, we shouldn’t bend to societal stigma and try to disappear the past; instead, it should be universities’ jobs to indicate that checking the box isn’t

a condemnation.

If the language of the question is too intimidating, then it should be reworded, and if the documents needed to verify a conviction are too difficult to obtain or contain more than the necessary information, then those requirements should be changed. But colleges shouldn’t erase peoples’ histories.

According to a 2011 study published in the medical journal Pediatrics, more than 25 percent of Americans self-reported being arrested by age 23, and while those arrests don’t all lead to convictions, that’s still a sizable proportion of the population. This is a subset of people who have faced unique systemic challenges many people in higher education have not. They could benefit from their own resources and support networks, but they could only attain those benefits as an acknowledged demographic. By sanitizing this aspect of their identity, colleges can’t give applicants constructive attention, nor can they get more information about the other struggles they face going into higher education. We removed one barrier for these applicants, but now we don’t have the opportunity to discover and dismantle others.

We shouldn’t be casting the partitions of the American justice system — where criminals are siloed into one place, one caste, separated from the rest of society because they’re deemed categorically dangerous and degenerate — onto college applicants. With the criminal history question, educational institutions could actively work against this cultural injustice by demonstrating a willingness to work with those applicants and listen to their unique needs.

Removing the box removes a way of understanding an individual’s circumstances and ultimately represents a lost opportunity. opinionumdbk@gmail.edu

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The Jack Roscoe College @jack_micky Park CitySenior staff writer University Partnership’s homeownership program has received a $150,000 in grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.

Since the homeownership program was launched in 2015, the state has helped fund the partnership’s effort to get more University of Maryland and city employees to live in College Park, giving $100,000 the first two years and $75,000 in 2017, said Kevin Baynes, director of state revitalization resources.

This year’s grant is larger than any previous year’s because the program has effectively encouraged people to live near their workplace, Baynes said.

“Our goal with the program is to help establish a greater connection between campus and the community around it,” by

AMAZON’S Seattle headquarters. The company is looking to expand.

amazon From p. 1 The Seattle-based company said it received 238 proposals across North America for the new HQ2, which it says will create 50,000 jobs and draw a $5 billion investment.

If housed in College Park, officials proposed putting HQ2 in the Discovery District — a $2 billion private-public initiative to revitalize the Route 1 corridor and spur greater city-university collaboration — which includes the University of Maryland’s M Square Research Park, Innovation District and the Metroaccessible community along River Road.

Amazon issued a release during the fall stating preferences for its ultimate HQ2 location, including a metropolitan area with more than 1 million people, a businessfriendly environment and an urban or suburban location with technical talent. The city houses a pickup location

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that opened underneath the Terrapin Row apartments in February.

Among the company’s site criteria included 8 million square feet of building space, on-site mass transit and a close proximity to highways and international airports, as well as a potential for sustainability and to attract millennial workers.

College Park officials in September praised the city for its growing innovation, thousands of potential employees and its nearby student pipeline from this university. University President Wallace Loh said in the fall that the advantages of having HQ2 in College Park aren’t limited to the campus or the city, as this university’s strategic partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, is also a benefit.

Amazon said it will choose its new headquarters location before the end of this year. jcampisidbk@gmail.com

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are spending more time in the city also help stimulate the local economy, and Baynes said employers can help their employees become homeowners, too.

Newer houses tend to be located in the suburbs, so the program incentivizes people to move in to older houses in the city, Baynes said. This aging housing stock is often renovated when people move in, he said.

“Some of the money that they would be spending on bigger McMansions that are farther away or some of the money they would be spending on a new car to drive back and forth, they can realize those savings and pump some of that into fixing up and maintaining some of these nicer, older houses close by,” Baynes said.

Baynes said programs like the partnership’s improve the quality of life in the city for its residents in less quantifiable ways as well. “ T h e co m m u n i ty w i n s because these people are now not just working in College Park but they are College Park,” Baynes said. jroscoedbk@gmail.com

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The homeownership program provides $15,000 loans to full-time, benefits-eligible city and university employees to help them become homeowners in College Park. The loans do not need to be paid back if they live in the house for 10 years.

“It helps stabilize neighborhoods,” said Eric Olson, the partnership’s executive director. “You are able to see your students and see faculty and staff on a regular basis, it creates a true living, learning community.”

Sixty two new residents have moved to College Park, purchasing 29 homes and generating $9.5 million in home sales as a result of the program, a press release said.

The program offers other benefits through the community partners, including free access to the College Park Tennis Club for six months and services through McKay Mortgage Company.

Both the city of College Park and this university provide

matching $50,000 grants towards the homeownership program as well, Olson said.

Many homeowners are able to qualify for the partnership’s down payment and closing cost assistance as well as state down payment and closing cost assistance like the Maryland Mortgage Program, Baynes said. The down payment is the largest impediment to becoming a homeowner for many people, he said.

Some employers, including Johns Hopkins University, as well as state and local governments, support live-near-yourwork programs that offer down payment and closing cost assistance that benefit all parties involved, Baynes said.

Living in the city means c o m m u te s a re re d u c e d , Wojahn said, and more residents could bike, walk or use other more sustainable forms of transportation, which puts less stress on the local transportation infrastructure.

Cutting down on commutes also allows more hours in the day to be spent as a part of the community rather than stuck in traffic, Baynes said.

Olson said homeowners who

for Amazon’s HQ2, and Madaleno proposed a $1 billion increase in funds for the higher education system to attract the electronic commerce company.

“Now is the time to demonstrate Maryland’s innovation and creativity: not by simply offering billions in tax incentives which drain needed resources from the state but instead by showing a deep commitment to our greatest resource – our people,” Madaleno

said in a news release.

Madaleno, who is running for governor of Maryland, announced a plan in September to allocate $1 billion to the University of Maryland to support its academic programs in a way that would attract the company to the area. In October, the system’s Board of Regents voted to waive the one-year residency requirement for in-state tuition for those who relocated to Maryland for the potential

new Amazon headquarters.

“The system is firmly behind the effort to bring Amazon HQ2 to the state of Maryland,” system spokesman Mike Lurie wrote in a statement.

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By Patrick Basler | @pmbasler | Senior staff writer Here’s a little music industry secret: You can tell if a Drake song is going to be a hit based on how well the lyrics Scary Hours work as Instagram captions. drake And by that standard, “God’s Plan,” one of the two tracks on Drake’s latest EP, Scary Hours, is a certified chart-topper.

The song, a pop-rap anthem in the vein of Take Care’s “Headlines,” has an Instagramable lyric for quite literally everyone.

Your WCW (and Odell Beckham Jr.) will definitely caption a pic “Don’t pull up at 6 a.m. to cuddle with me.” And you’re 100 percent going to see some frat dude party pics with “Imagine if I never met the broskies” under them.

And of course, there’s the weirdest, funniest, Drakiest line in a while: “She say, ‘Do you love me?’ I tell her, ‘Only partly’/ I only love

my bed and my momma, I’m sorry.”

But regardless of Aubrey Graham’s prioritization of Tempur-Pedic mattresses over women, “God’s Plan” is a much-needed reminder that Drake can still make hits as a rapper. Sure, he’s arguably more popular than ever, but his recent ploys for radio play have all been straight-up pop songs — “Hotline Bling,” “One Dance,” “Passionfruit.” Casual listeners might even be forgiven for not realizing Drake is, in fact, a rapper.

And if “God’s Plan” is proof of Drizzy’s ability to make rap songs that double as hits, “Diplomatic Immunity” — the EP’s other single — is more evidence that his bars are still top-notch (whether he wrote them or not).

Every Drake project has at least one of these tracks on them — introspective, personal raps over underwater soul samples and tough, *real rap* drums. The most recent of these was More Life’s “Do Not Disturb,” which was

equally reflective and fun to rap along with.

While “Diplomatic Immunity” doesn’t quite live up to that level, it’s still an admirable exercise in rapping from a talented artist who doesn’t always flex those muscles.

“2017 I lost a J. Lo/ A Rotterdam trip had me on front page though,” he raps on the track, flexing his penchant for turning his own life into clever bars with solid wordplay (sorry, A-Rod).

Of course, Drake’s “honesty” has always felt highly calculated, so choreographed tough talk meant to threaten unknown enemies falls predictably flat. But despite Drake’s obsession with his own image as the 6 God (“I be walkin’ around the Six like I invented it, boy”), he’s also hilariously incapable of hiding his own ego. Just listen to his incessant, braggadocious references to expensive restaurants (Giorgio Baldi and Madeo) and casual name-dropping of famous women

by their official names (Solána is SZA and Robyn is Rihanna, FYI).

Of course, that’s also probably what we like about Drake — he’s one of the most successful rappers around, and he still regularly makes himself look like a jackass on wax. And at this point, that’s what we want!

Scary Hours is just that — more of what we want. Drake has released scores of songs that sound just like “God’s Plan” and “Diplomatic Immunity.” But they’re still good songs — both familiar and fun to listen to. Yeah, they’re reminders that Drake is a solid rapper, but more importantly, they’re reminders that Drake is hip-hop’s best curator — he can give you every type of song you want to hear … all by himself.

Which is why every song still sounds like Drake featuring Drake. pbaslerdbk@gmail.com

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posals across North America for HQ2 — which Amazon esFrom p. 6 timates will draw $5 billion in State University located in investment and create 50,000 nearby Prince George’s County, jobs — it didn’t make the cut.

Gov. Larry Hogan’s adminwhich also submitted a bid to istration announced legislation house HQ2.

Prince George’s County of- Monday with a $5 billion package ficials turned in a proposal with of tax incentives and infrastruchelp from the City of College ture improvements to bring Park, but of the 238 total pro- Amazon to Montgomery County.

“This is tremendous news for Montgomery County, our entire state, and further proof that Maryland is truly open for business,” Hogan wrote in a statement. “Going forward, we will continue working with our partners in Montgomery County […] to ensure that we do everything possible to bring this project home.”

Before the finalists were even announced, Hogan had proposed setting aside $10 million in cash to attract the Seattle-based company, which Madaleno has denounced as“corporate welfare.”

Amazon said it will make a final selection for its new headquarters by the end of the year. ccondondbk@gmail.com

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Terps struggle against nation’s top-ranked team

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Blowout loss to Nittany Lions continues program’s Big Ten skid No.1 in their weight class.

While coach Kerry McCoy said he asked his team to not focus on its high-ranked opponents and instead fight to the best of its ability, Penn State cruised to a 47-3 victory. Maryland is still searching for its first conference win this season.

“The focus was we’ve got nothing to lose … we just got to go out there and wrestle,” McCoy said.

One surprise on the afternoon was the 125 weight class,

where 125-pounder Brandon Cray started the meet strong for Maryland, earning a 4-2 decision over Penn State’s Devin Schnupp after three periods.

The win was Cray’s fourth in a row and his first conference victory.

“We wrestle a tough schedule, so to put four wins together in a row is building my confidence, and I am taking that and rolling off of that for my next matches,” Cray said.

However, Maryland’s lead didn’t last. Nittany Lion Corey Keener defeated Terp Jhared Simmons by fall in the second period of the 133 bout to give

Penn State a 6-3 advantage. 141pounder Ryan Diehl then fell to Penn State’s No. 7 Nick Lee by decision, 22-10.

In next four bouts, Maryland couldn’t make it past the first periods. No.1 Zain Retherford defeated Alfred Bannister by pin in the 149 weight class, and No.1 Jason Nolf pinned Kyle Cochran in the 157 weight class. The Terps lost the next two by falls, first 165pounder Brendan Burnham to No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph and then Jahi Jones to Penn State’s No. 2 Mark Hall in the 174 matchup.

Maryland continued to struggle in the 184 and 197 weight classes, trailing 44-3 going into

the final weight class.

While Maryland was outmatched for most of the day, the heavyweight class promised to be tightly contested as No. 6 Hemida took on Penn State’s No. 8 Nick Nevills.

Hemida was only able to earn one point for an escape through the first two periods and entered the third period down 3-1. Nevills rode Hemida for the majority of the third, with Hemida unable to generate offense throughout.

Nevills won by a 4-1 decision.

McCoy said that he thinks Hemida had the talent to beat Nevills but got caught up in the emotions of facing an opponent

who beat him last year.

“Youssif was just a little bit flat,” McCoy said. “He said he was emotionally drained before the match, and that’s just some of the things that happen.”

The Terps will travel to Illinois for a Jan. 28 duel against the Fighting Illini (3-3, 2-2 Big Ten).

McCoy hopes to see a turnaround during that bout.

“I don’t feel good about the match and the result, but I feel good knowing that we can still get better,” McCoy said. “And we will continue to get better by the end of the year.”

ball midway through the fourth period, to the raucous applause From p. 3 of the crowd.

After the game, guard Kristen along with Charles as the sophomore, who scored 22 points after Confroy rushed from the bench halftime, used a mop to wipe toward midcourt, where teamdown the court during a dead mates gathered to bask in the

30-point triumph. As one of just two holdovers from last year’s starting lineup, the senior used the moment to embrace the team’s fun vibe.

Confroy approached Myers with three fingers raised,

celebrating the unexpected 3-pointer Myers hit minutes before. Myers struggled to keep a straight face.

“This is the team we need to b e m o v i n g f o r wa rd ,” Confroy said.

If the Terps keep up their balanced scoring, torrid 3-point shooting and positive locker atmosphere, they’re capable of avenging their Sweet 16 upset to No. 10-seed Oregon last year, an outcome that seemed unlikely

entering the season.

Regardless of whether they pull that off, their energy makes them essential viewing down the stretch.

to 39.2 percent from the all-time leading scorer. But the Terps kept field.

Mitchell quiet “ We d i d by her stana good job dards, as she playing team scored just 15 defense,” points.

Charles said.

Charles “We knew it was tasked was going to w i t h g u a rd be a colleci n g M i tc h e l l tive effort and and kept her we executed it under wraps very well.” for most of Ohio State the game. guard Kelsey women’s basketball guard Mitchell M itchell averages 25.3 points per game didn’t score until nearly nine and is nearly the Big Ten’s minutes into the contest, while the rest of the Buckeyes weren’t able to pick up the slack.

“We were out-coached, out-played, out-toughed, out-hustled, out-everything,” Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said. “They did a great job and we were awful.”

Twenty-seven seconds i n to t h e fo u r t h q u a r te r, fo l l ow i n g a C h r i s t i n a k i 3-pointer, Fraser picked off a Buckeye pass and sprinted the length of the floor, finishing with a contested layup to encompass the urgency Maryland showed throughout the contest.

The score forced a flustered Ohio State to call a timeout as Christinaki, Fraser and the rest of the

Terps jumped around in celebration on the floor, typifying the mood of the evening.

After taking a 29-19 lead 40 seconds into the second quarter, the Terps never led by fewer than 10 points the rest of the way to earn their first win over Ohio State in nearly three years.

Frese said it was Maryland’s most complete performance of the season.

“We talked about, all year, how important our chemistry was going to be, doing the little things,” Frese said.

“I thought they were on full display tonight on every end.”

Maryland Lila Bromberg wrestling (4-9, @lilabbromberg 0-7 Big Ten) faced an uphill Staff writer battle Sunday against Penn State (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten), the No. 1 team in the country and two time defending NCAA champions.

T he Ter ps en tered t h e matchup with just one ranked wrestler, No. 6 Youssif Hemida, while the Nittany Lions boasted eight ranked wrestlers in their lineup, four of which are ranked by

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ohio state From p. 1 “Ohio State is showing that they’re a first quarter team,” coach Brenda Frese said. “They really want to punch early and we were prepared for that. From the jump, we were confident, we were poised and we were ready to make plays.”

Her outburst to open the contest set the tone for the remainder of the night, with the Terps (17-3, 6-1 Big Ten) constantly looking to her on

the offensive end. But even when she went cold, Maryland’s offense overpowered the Buckeyes.

Guard Kaila Charles led the Terps with a careerhigh 32 points, while forwards Stephanie Jones and Brianna Fraser scored 14 and 12 points, respectively. Guard Kristen Confroy knocked down three 3-pointers.

Maryland shot 54.9 percent from the field and held the Buckeyes (16-4, 5-2 Big Ten), who boasted the nation’s third-best scoring offense entering the contest,

We knew it was going to be a collecive effort and we executed it very well. kaila charles

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guard kevin huerter and forward bruno fernando were two of just nine scholarship players to suit up against Indiana. After Fernando suffered a right ankle sprain, forcing him out of the game, the Hoosiers earned a narrow home victory.

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Fernando’s ankle injury hinders Terps Indiana pulls away from coach Turgeon’s shorthanded squad by

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called for forward Joshua Tomaic

Kyle Melnick Ind. — Indiana to re-enter the game.

Not only did Morgan’s @kyle_melnick men’s basketand-one layup over center Michal ball forward Senior staff writer Juwan Morgan flexed and stared down a section of the crowd as the 17,222 fans erupted in cheers with just over four minutes remaining in the Hoosiers’ 71-68 win over Maryland on Monday night.

M a r yl a n d c o a c h M a rk Turgeon, meanwhile, turned toward his bench, pumped his fists in frustration and let out a yell. Then, he pointed past injured forward Bruno Fernando and

Cekovsky cut Maryland’s edge to one before the junior nailed the free throw moments later, it also handed Cekovsky his fourth foul.

Fernando was Turgeon’s solution to limiting Morgan through the first 25 minutes, but he sprained his right ankle, forcing Turgeon to rely on Tomaic.

Fernando’s injury about five minutes into the second half left the Terps with eight scholarship players and limited size. Morgan,

who led Indiana with 25 points, took advantage by scoring 10 points in the final five minutes to seal the Hoosiers’ victory. “[Fernando] made Morgan guard a little bit, put a little pressure on him there to try to wear him down a little bit,” Turgeon said. “He was the only one that could make him guard.”

W i t h f o r w a rd s J u s t i n Jackson (torn labrum) and Ivan Bender (torn meniscus) sidelined for the remainder of the season, Cekovsky and Tomaic have stepped up. The duo combined for 24 points and seven rebounds in Maryland’s win over Minnesota on Thursday. Those contributions helped Tomaic earn his

first career start Monday, but he and Cekovsky didn’t score in a combined 31 minutes against the Hoosiers.

Fernando used his 6-foot10, 245-pound frame to resist Morgan in the paint and create his own opportunities, recording six points on 3-for-3 shooting before rolling his right ankle while performing a post move with 15:29 remaining. The freshman, who wore a boot on his right foot after the game, limped to the locker room and did not return to the game.

“For it to happen to us again,” guard Jared Nickens said, “it’s just kind of breathtaking.”

So, even when Maryland took a 62-57 lead with 4:53 left,

Morgan scored 10 of Indiana’s next 12 points against the Terps’ small lineup, while only guards scored for Maryland after Fernando’s setback.

In addition to his and-one against Cekovsky, Morgan, who averages 15.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, grabbed an offensive rebound off a missed free throw over guard Kevin Huerter with 36 seconds remaining and finished a layup to give the Hoosiers a three-point edge. “[Fernando] was a big presence in the first half, both scoring and passing,” said Huerter, who scored 16 points. “When he went down, it seemed like we lost a little bit inside.”

While Fernando has dealt with

ankle issues this year, he hasn’t missed any time in conference play. No. 6 Michigan State and No. 3 Purdue, Maryland’s next two opponents, feature two of the best big men in the country, respectively, in Miles Bridges and Isaac Haas.

Maryland might need to upset one of those squads to keep its NCAA tournament hopes alive, but the Terps will pose few challenges to their interior threats if Fernando is sidelined.

“We just got to pray for a speedy recovery, make sure he gets healthy,” Nickens said, “and work with what we have.”

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men’s basketball

guard anthony cowan shot just 2-for-12 from the field in the second half against Indiana on Monday, turning the ball over six times in that span as the Terps suffered a 71-68 defeat to their conference rivals. He’s played 36.1 minutes per game this year. marquise mckine/thediamondback

gut punch Anthony Cowan struggles in Terps’ disappointing loss to Indiana

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ust after committing an offensive foul by elbowing a defender in the chest with fewer than two minutes remaining in the Maryland men’s basketball team’s 71-68 loss to Indiana, guard Anthony Cowan had a chance to redeem himself and tie the game after stealing the ball from guard Josh Newkirk at the top of the key.

But Newkirk stayed in front of Cowan as he drove to the basket and blocked his layup attempt, one of five times the Hoosiers blocked Cowan’s shot Monday, in addition to the four times they stole the ball from him.

Cowan has been the Terps’ most consistent offensive weapon all season.

His drives, acrobatic finishes and deep 3-pointers in big moments have helped buoy the team throughout the year. But down the stretch at Indiana, Cowan struggled around the basket, missing the

team’s final shot and finishing 2-for-12 with six turnovers in the second half.

“He’s been terrific all year,” coach Mark Turgeon said. “He was visibly frustrated, and therefore he wasn’t playing like Anthony’s played for us all year. But he battled.”

Cowan often found himself shaking his head in disbelief after being called for a foul or having the ball poked away from him. The Hoosiers denied him the opportunity to show off his skills around the rim, and the frequent turnovers seemed to be a result of the sophomore trying to do too much against Indiana’s interior defense.

Guard Kevin Huerter said the Terps forced a lot of shots.

“We could’ve gotten better shots,” Huerter added.“Those are the type of plays we couldn’t make because it seemed like they were just getting better shots on the other end.”

Cowan led the team with 18 points but took 18 shots, a season-high and twice as many as his next-closest teammate, Huerter.

Huerter finished with 16 points and was supposed to have a chance for more with the game on the line, he said. But rather than following the play Turgeon drew up trailing by three points with 15 seconds left, Cowan took a 3-pointer, which missed.

It was Cowan’s 12th missed shot of the game, his most this season. He was 1-for-6 from 3-point range and 5-for-8 from the free-throw line Monday, his worst percentage of the year, and he missed a crucial free throw with 2:34 remaining.

The frontcourt injuries Maryland’s sustained throughout the year, including losing forward Bruno Fernando to a sprained ankle against Indiana, have limited the team’s options on offense, forcing Cowan to shoulder an even

heavier load than he planned on when tasked with replacing former guard Melo Trimble. Monday was the third time he’s played all 40 minutes of a game and sixth time he’s played at least 38.

His contributions have helped the Terps tread water as part of the Big Ten’s bloated middle class. He may have hurt the Terps at times in their loss to the Hoosiers, however, and he’ll have to rediscover his old form to bolster Maryland’s NCAA tournament resumé down the stretch.

“We’re not great when Anthony has to do that,” Turgeon said. “We’ll watch the film. He’s young, [a] sophomore, never going to come out. Can’t take him out.

He could have 1,000 turnovers, [and] he’s still going to say in.” jcrabtreehdbk@gmail.com

volleyball

Terps hire former assistant as head coach amid program turnover Adam Hughes looks to continue the progress achieved under Steve Aird Former associate head coach Adam Hughes will be Maryland volleyball’s fifth head coach in program history, executive athletic director Damon Evans announced Tuesday.

Hughes’ appointment offers stability to a program reeling after the loss of head coach Steve Aird last month, who engineered a rebuild in College Park, and the impending transfer of outside hitter Gia Milana as a result of Aird’s transition to Indiana.

“I am indebted to Steve Aird for bringing me with him to College Park four years ago and trusting in me to help revitalize Maryland volleyball,” Hughes said in a release. “My family and I are thrilled for the chance to continue the progress we have already made, and I couldn’t be more excited to embrace the opportunity.”

Hughes coached alongside Aird at Penn State and the duo remained together when Aird became Maryland’s head coach in 2014. Hughes by

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was an assistant coach his first three years at Maryland and was associate head coach last season, when the Terps nearly reached their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2005 with an 18-14 record, the best finish of Aird’s four-year tenure.

In 2015, AVCA named Hughes a top-30 up-and-coming coach. He primarily handled film and scouting duties for the Terps.

Hughes announced he will keep assistant coach Kristin Carpenter and director of operations Kyle Thompson on his staff. Aird, in an interview following his move to Indiana, had said his “home run” would be to bring his staff with him.

“We’re excited that Adam has retained Kristin and Kyle on his staff,” Evans said. “The continuity is very important as we are coming off a strong season.”

The hiring of Hughes offers a familiar figure for Maryland’s current players and recruits to rally around. Hughes coached class of 2018 recruit Rainelle Jones and

2019 recruit Cara Lewis at Metro Volleyball Club.

After Aird’s departure, Lewis feared a new head coach would not honor her commitment to play for Maryland, which seems unlikely with Hughes at the helm.

Jones played for Hughes as a freshman on Metro Volleyball, and his influence helped set Maryland apart from other schools interested in the Oxon Hill middle blocker. “[Hughes] kind of talked about Maryland outside of the campus and made me feel out how cool it was,” Jones said in November. “It always set a difference between the other colleges.”

Since Hughes arrived at Maryland in 2014, he helped guide the Terps’ transition into the Big Ten. Maryland rose from No. 150 to No. 51 in RPI over the past four seasons.

Prior to Maryland, Hughes spent nine seasons at Penn State, his alma mater, as a volunteer assistant and Director of Volleyball Operations. He was a part of three national championships and eight Big Ten titles.

Hughes inherits a roster decimated by graduations and transfers — including Milana, the program’s best-

outside hitter erika pritchard is expected to lead the Terps’ attack with 2017 kill leader Gia Milana planning to transfer to Baylor next season following Steve Aird’s departure. matt regan/thediamondback ever recruit, planning on transferring to Baylor — leaving the Terps with just four attackers and two backcourt-focused players on the 2018 roster.

“Adam has helped change the culture and elevated our program to new heights over the past four seasons,” Evans said. “He is bright,

energetic and a rising star in the sport of volleyball. Adam is an excellent in-game tactician and his strong reputation as a national recruiter will help continue to guide us in the ultracompetitive Big Ten.” akostkadbk@gmail.com